The Sunday herald., 1887-01-30
COULISSE CHAT.

John l.. stoddards delightful lectures are to be
given here next month, new series having been
prepared which has been found exceedingly popu-
lar all over the country.
Ham Adams, Of the Casino Company, Ia now sing
Ing bass In st. igna'ins's choir, New York lie
comes OF a musical family, and Is near relative Of
uerndon Morsell, the well-known tenor.
Mrs. James Brown Potter has offered Maurice
Barrymore the position OF leading man In her COM
pany for next season. This Is the lady who so often
insists that she Is not going upon the stage. MIR.
Barrymore would be an expensive leading man for
an amateur company.
Laura Keeue was originally a barmald at a tavern
on Hungerford Stairs, whittier the present writer
was taken when mere boy by his father and Col.
Preclval, NJ. p for Sligo, to see the pretty girl men
In those far.on days, and she was Q really lovely
girl, with the same propensity TO spout Shakespeare
that Nelson displayed under like circumstances
Ihe Mirror.
The New York correspondent OF the Boston
Home Journal writes: ~ learn that Mrs. Langtry
is expecting every day to receive news that she Ii
divorced from her husband Mr.. Fred. Gebhart
and Mr.. Fred May his Intimate friend are travelling
with her, and the gosslps say that directly the
sary papers announce she Ia free Mrs. Langtry vii
become Mrs. Gebhard, and that Mr.. May IL on hant
for the express purpose Of acting as best man."
In reply to the many reports In regard to the pro
duction OF verdi's "Otello" In London, correspon
| dent writes: More than one application has been
made for permission to perform the work. So fa
as representation In English Is concerned, an
told that nothing OF the sort will be allowed unit
the Italian version has had three years run. No
will the sole right OF performance be sold outright
II Is assumed that somebody will secure the right
first representation. but afterwards, like "Carlnen
the opera will be available TO any manager who nn
| dertakes TO give an adequate performance, and I,
| pay the fees. Verdi Ia, however, imm0vable IN hi
decision to settle arrangements out OF Italy unit
after the nrst performance at La Scala, Milan, wlcl
Ia expected to take place toward the end OF January
| The composer Is exceedingly nervous about his new
opera, fearing that, 40 work OF his old age, II ma
deiract from his fame. II therefore Oello" fails
La Scala, Verdi declares that he intends to tear thu
score up. have seen the letters that have passe'
on the subject Apart from this remote contingency
Mr.. j. II. Mapleson seems 10 be first favorite
Verdi Ia ander obligations TO MIR. Mapleson for Kind
nesses shown him In 1862 and the Italian nlaestr.
does not forget the debt. Mr.. Mapeson's propose
| Ia 10 bring 10 London the complete Scala produc
| tiOn-artistH, costumes, properties, scenery, an,
all-and thus TO give "Otello," for the nrst time II
London, In the manner sanctioned by and prepare,
under the personal superintendence OF the com
| poser. There liz even hope that Verdi himself vii
| revisit London for the 1rst performance. Tn
proposition has been neither accepted nor declined
and the matter must remain where II Is Ill the earl
| spring.